SPECIAL TELEGRAPHIC.

Cromwell Argus, Volume XV, Issue 749, 18 March 1884, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAPHIC.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.) QUEENSTOWN. Monday Evening. The second competition for the champion belt presented to the Lakes District Volunteers by Captain S. N. Brown, officer commanding, took place here to-day. Firing commenced at 10 o’clock, when a baffling cross wind prevailed. This continued throughout the day, and materially affected the shooting at longer ranges. At 200 yards Queenstown led Cromwell by one point, and at 400 yards increased the lead by 50 points, with 64 to their credit, Anderson went to the 200 yards with a good show for the belt, but could not maintain his chance. The total aggregates closed with Queenstown, 512 ; Cromwell, 388 ; Arrow, 344. Wilmot won the belt with a score of 80, Bodkin and Gilmour coming next with 78 each. Graham and Anderson were the highest for Cromwell with 68 each, Jolly 61. Some Cromwell men fired very indifferently, aswillbeseenfrora the individual scores. The winning man of course had all the advantage of local knowledge of windage, but it must be confessed they had also the best shooting team of the three. The individual scores were, Queen-town • Wilmot, 26, 27, 27—80 ; Bodkin, 27, 27, 24—78 ; Gilmour, 25, 30, 23- 78 ; Mehaffey, 28, 24, 23—75 ; Moore, 22, 27, 24—73 ; Morgan, 25, 20, 21—66 ; Salmond 26, 15, 21 —62. Cromwell : Graham 25, 20, 23—68 ; Anderson, 30, 24, 14—68 ; Jolly, 31, 21, 9 61 ; Scott, 25, 13, 15—53 ; Horn, 22, 22, 6 50 ; Aitken 23, 18, 7—48; Story, 22, 3, 15 —4O. Arrowtown : Brown, 25, 22, 20—67 ; Corkhill 27, 24, 5—56; Bennett, 25, 17, 9 52 ; M‘Whirter, 22, 13, 10—45 ; Ludford, 21, 19, 5 45 ; Healey, 21, 14, 7—42 : Jenkins, 16, 11, 10—37 DUNEDIN. 7.20 p.m. The festival of Ireland’s patron Saint is passing off without the slightest notice. The Interprovinoial cricket match began on Friday, and was expected to last three days, but was ail over on Saturday evening. It resulted in a win for Otago. The scores were : Otago, first innings, 104 ; second, 73; Canterbury, first 54; second, 106. The bowling of Cook, for Otago, was altogether too much for Canterbury. Harris was top scorer for Otago. The Oamaru races this year appear to have been anything but successful. There was a poor attendance ; the horses were of a mediocre class, and the totalisator did not do much business. Hazlett and Stephenson had the best of it on the first day, winning two races, value about £l5O with Hazard. Harry Goodman won the principal race on the second day with Molly Bawn. A breach of promise of marriage action is likely to occupy the Supreme Court shortly. The plaintiff (Kate Mann) sues the defendant (David Hunter Mervyn, of Roxburgh), alleging that she entered the service of defendant as his housekeeper on October Ist, LBB2, at a salary of £1 per week, and remained in such service till November 14th, 1883. No part of such wages having been paid, she claims £SB on a second count. The plaintiff claims L2OO for breach of promise of marriage, alleging that while she was in the defendant’s employ they agreed to marry, but that defendant has since neglected, and refused to marry her. The defendant in his pleadings admits that plaintiff engaged into the service on October Ist, 1882, and remained till July 18th, 1883, when she was obliged to discontinue in his service, and states that he paid her certain sums of money for and on account of her wages, and paid diverse persons other suras of money for and at her request. He denies that there was ever an agreement to marry, and charges her with gross impropriety. I hear of another Supreme Court action likely to come off before long that is likely to create a stir. The cause of action is in connection with a well-known Dunedin citizen, who left under a cloud some time ago, and a very big transaction in freehold property in which he was interested was announced shortly after he left. It is in connection with this that the mended action is to be prosecuted. The plaintiff is the wife of the defaulter, and she makes some startling allegations against certain influential persons who were connected with the translation. She has taken the preliminary proceedings in the Supreme Court. The George-street school committee on Friday evening, discussed a proposal of Mr M. W. Green to confer with the teachers in order to ascertain whether they would undertake the superintendence of the bible-reading classes, and the motion was lost by 4 to 2 votes. Dr M'Donald, who opposed, suggested, as a solution of the present difficulty, the giving up of one-half of worship on Sunday, and devoting the time to teaching the young. A sad death occurred at the Lunatic Asylum the other day. It was that of a patient named Edward Gleeton. He only landed in the end of January from Melbourne, and had to be taken straight to the Asylum, suffering from paralysis of the brain. He is not known here, and had a return excursion ticket for h'S passage, Mr John Boyd’s funeral on Sunday was a very large one. Ho was managing director of Keast and M‘Oarthy’3 Brewery Company. He had a paralyetio stroke some months ago, but recovered. However, on hearing of some reverses in business, the other day he had another stroke, which brought on his death. The new railway tariff came into operation tp-day, The Canterbury people are strongly opposed to it. as> the grain rates are raised, and they are holding meetings tq opposite it. The Taleri Advocate has been informed tjiat the contractors have thrown up life Deep Stream contract on the Otago Central Railway, finding that they had undertaken the job at too low a price. A serious fire occurred at Auckland on Sunday morning in one of the suburbs. There was no brigade available for some time, and damage was done to the sum of £90(10.

The foundation atone of the new St. Patrick’s collage was laid on Sunday with great ceremony, Bishops Redwood, IVloran and Luck being present.

CABLE NEWS. London, March 14. Tho wool sales have closed without any improvemontin prices, which are ten percent, below December rates. During the sales 317.000 bales were catalogued, of which 26.000 were reserved. Full particulars ar now to hand from Souakira regarding tho defeat of the rebels near Tamenh. The British troops advanced from Zariba in two squares, and shortly came up with the enemy, who at once opened fire. They attacked the British columns fiercely, and repeatedly broke the leading squares, and after desperate fighting captured some of our guns, and drove back the Ist battalion of the York and Lancaster regiment, 65th Foot. The Marines and ICoops, however, speedily rallied, and further heavy fighting took place. The rebels were finally driven back, completely defeated, and the guns lost in tho early part of the battle wore re-captured. The fighting lasted fully two hours and a-half, during which time the whole of both forces were actively engaged. Tho rebels are said to have lost 3000 and 3000 wounded. The previous telegrams setting the British killed at 70 and 100 wounded. The battalion Royal Highlanders 42, not Foot, were the heaviest sufferers. INTERCOLONIAL. Sydney, March 15. Hanlon was accorded an enthusiastic reception. As yet he has not arranged for any match with an Australian oarsman, and intends to give rowing exhibitions throughout Australia. Hanlon will visit New Zeapu his return, and will give similar exhibitions at various places.